tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post1438772217651298582..comments2016-12-02T11:26:10.627-06:00Comments on Beth Loves Bollywood: the crooked straight, the rough places plane: Chor SipaheeBeth Watkinsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-54840846655189165212008-09-20T10:08:00.000-05:002008-09-20T10:08:00.000-05:00We did agree on this, ppcc had a much more in-dept...We did agree on this, ppcc had a much more in-depth appreciation of it than I did, but I so enjoyed the things you did (many screen caps are the same or similar)...<BR/><BR/>:-)memsaabhttp://memsaabstory.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-17879931398953652882008-07-26T16:14:00.000-05:002008-07-26T16:14:00.000-05:00Not literally, no. For me, the costuming (supposed...Not literally, no. For me, the costuming (supposed to be a sheikh, I think, as you say) just cemented some ideas they were playing with.Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-34327681631376127562008-07-26T12:42:00.000-05:002008-07-26T12:42:00.000-05:00Was that really Shashi as Christ? Coz it looked l...Was that really Shashi as Christ? Coz it looked like he was wearing an arab costume. I don't remember the movie...they all just blur in my mind!bombaygirlhttp://littletortoise.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-89237778355301407682008-07-06T15:50:00.000-05:002008-07-06T15:50:00.000-05:00Bingo with the lingo, bay-bee!Bingo with the lingo, bay-bee!Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-50781996870945015552008-07-06T15:27:00.000-05:002008-07-06T15:27:00.000-05:00Meet Wolverine?Meet Wolverine?the PPCC is a big fat idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16288839284512965083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-15946240794059930332008-07-06T08:57:00.000-05:002008-07-06T08:57:00.000-05:00rum - By "my," perhaps you mean "our" ? :) Yes, bo...rum - By "my," perhaps you mean "our" ? :) Yes, both of them are very feature-able here. I was telling a friend before I watched this that viewing it was going to be an endeavor with a high risk of swooning and hitting one's head on the coffee table, what with all the 1970s Paragons of Idealized Masculinity running around in it. <BR/><BR/>ajnabi - "Meet rabid wolf style," I think that will do nicely. I'd really like a one-word term for that, so I'll ask the German fans, since they have the luxury of sticking words together.Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-85183978864469827342008-07-05T23:30:00.000-05:002008-07-05T23:30:00.000-05:00Meet scary? Meet ugly? Meet rabid-wolf-style? Must...Meet scary? Meet ugly? Meet rabid-wolf-style? Must stop!ajnabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08296593338690811213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-30247341731065508612008-07-03T15:20:00.000-05:002008-07-03T15:20:00.000-05:00yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!! i cannot contain my happin...yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!! i cannot contain my happiness that you featured so many screencaps of my Shashi and a shirtless Vinod. the Shashod never dissappoints me and is in a tie as my favorite along with Vinotabh jodi, I love that in any Vinod film there is one lovely shot of Vinod's bum in his tight bellbottoms!Rumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10104185865100510017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-7439862365195720022008-07-02T08:52:00.000-05:002008-07-02T08:52:00.000-05:00PPCCpeeps - But is it thweet in a good way or in a...PPCCpeeps - But is it thweet in a good way or in a "I just threw up in my mouth a little" way?<BR/><BR/>Shweta - I generally like her, although like most women she occasionally suffers from not having anything interesting to do in certain roles. They could have used her a lot more in <I>Kaalaa Patthar</I>, for example. And yeah, good and plentiful Shashin in this movie! There's a look for everyone!<BR/><BR/>Bollyviewer - Musically I did not think the songs were fantastic, but the lyrics were more interesting, if sometimes overly Full of Important Meaning and Symbolism, if you know what I mean. And thank you for your compliment - I think "more fun than the movie" should be my new goal if the movie is bad! Yes re: <I>Junoon</I> - I hadn't put my finger on that one, but you're totally right. And most of all, I am SOO SO SOOO SOOOO glad you liked <I>Shakespeare-Wallah</I>! Hurrah!!!!!!Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-13071950646814242402008-07-02T01:04:00.000-05:002008-07-02T01:04:00.000-05:00Inspite of Shashi, uber-hot Vinod and lovely Parve...Inspite of Shashi, uber-hot Vinod and lovely Parveen and Shabana I found the movie seriously boring and the songs terrible. But then, I didnt have the benefit of PPCC's company for watching it! Even the discovery that Shashi=Christ (yup I religiously read <I>all</I> ppcc's posts) is unable to revive my interest in the movie. Love your review, though - its way more fun than the movie. Those *Errol Flynn* and *Sufi Shashi* screen caps look like he just wandered in from the sets of <B><I>Junoon</I></B>!<BR/><BR/>The Hon'ble Minister in-charge of <B>International Shashi Relations</B> is hereby informed of a new review of one of his <A HREF="http://bollyviewer-oldisgold.blogspot.com/2008/06/neend-hamari-khwaab-tumhare-1966.html" REL="nofollow">60s romantic comedies</A> up at my blog. In more Shashi-related news, I just finished watching Shakespeare-Wallah and loved it! Wont say an unkind word about MerchIv again!Bollyviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-37903807703520178292008-07-02T00:45:00.000-05:002008-07-02T00:45:00.000-05:00i love love love pravin barbie :DShe always exhibi...i love love love pravin barbie :D<BR/>She always exhibited some spunk in her roles- and ooh that fabulous hair! and i love me some sunglassed, pipe-smoking suited shash ....so good!Shweta Mehrotra Gahlawathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13543438271055378809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-20557915408518896592008-07-01T14:55:00.000-05:002008-07-01T14:55:00.000-05:00PPCC: I'm working on a review of Chor Yuen's Murde...PPCC: I'm working on a review of Chor Yuen's <I>Murder Plot</I> for Teleport City as we speak. If we were actually speaking, that is.Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15890338576052689861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-62331346133595838322008-07-01T14:50:00.000-05:002008-07-01T14:50:00.000-05:00Wheee! Thanks for a FAB review! (And thanks for th...Wheee! Thanks for a FAB review! (And thanks for the plug!)<BR/><BR/>This is all causing a major revival of Chor Sipahee in my sympathies. Thank goodness we chat cinemaed, or I would have forgotten how much I love this movie! (And love the screencap choices.)<BR/><BR/>Off-topic: Have you seen Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic? It's thweet.<BR/><BR/>Todd: You review wuxia movies?! *investigates*the PPCC is a big fat idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16288839284512965083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-17063133522971344292008-07-01T11:16:00.000-05:002008-07-01T11:16:00.000-05:00Todd - Yes! "Meet menacing" works in this instance...Todd - Yes! "Meet menacing" works in this instance, but it's not really the opposite. Um...well, no filmmaker worth their salt will give us "meet boring and stupid," so that's out.... Keep me posted. <BR/><BR/>Ranjeet does have some great fashion here, namely tuxedo tails-style jackets (see the boot picture) and, well, the boots, which are seriously wonderful. I think he has them on all the time. Who wouldn't! He certainly rocks the acrobat wear in the other thing I've seen him in recently (<I>Duniya Mere Jeb Mein</I>) (and by "rock" I mean "does not have the figure for, but Hindi film heroes very rarely do").Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-12918588367003441062008-07-01T11:09:00.000-05:002008-07-01T11:09:00.000-05:00Yes! Our next coinage definitely must be a phrase ...Yes! Our next coinage definitely must be a phrase that means the opposite of "meet cute". This would be particularly useful to me, because I also review Hong Kong wuxia movies, in which, whenever any two characters meet, the first thing they do, no matter what their allegiances, is fight -- usually for no apparent reason. Of course, I also like to refer to this as "meeting cute" because I think it's funny.<BR/><BR/>This certainly looks like one I need to check out. I've got to admit that I'm beginning to love Ranjeet. Not that I'd want to see him carry a movie on his own, but whenever he's in the supporting cast I know I'm guaranteed to see some seriously envelope-pushing menswear.Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15890338576052689861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-7175006926488153412008-07-01T10:57:00.000-05:002008-07-01T10:57:00.000-05:00Filmi Girl - Yeah see it! You'll have a field day ...Filmi Girl - Yeah see it! You'll have a field day with it :) As for slides, I think they must be a comment on the lack of principles of their owners - after all, they wildly impractical and probably difficult to construct and maintain, thus showing that the owner has no concerns for pragmatics and reality. Sort of like masala-world Hummers, maybe? <BR/><BR/>Ajnabi - The Jesus symbolism is pretty rich, but the wine and stigmata were the kickers for me. (It's actually not stigmata - if I recall, Shashi has just shot at him and grazed his hand - but still.) Good call on the tan - I hadn't noticed until you pointed it out. The pictures of Vinod in jail are especially bad. I think the print this DVD was made from is pretty lousy - it had lots of scratches, and the color is decidedly weird from time to time.<BR/><BR/>Memsaab - Do it! I want to read!Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-13044235134558413382008-07-01T10:54:00.000-05:002008-07-01T10:54:00.000-05:00I must see this. Must.See.It.I must see this. Must.See.It.memsaabstoryhttp://memsaabstory.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-2837894896100120502008-07-01T09:53:00.000-05:002008-07-01T09:53:00.000-05:00Hahahahaha! "That was water a second ago!" Everybo...Hahahahaha! "That was water a second ago!" Everybody in this film looks like they totally overdid the spray tan, but the movie itself sounds awesome.ajnabihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08296593338690811213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-85593105760390850302008-07-01T08:34:00.000-05:002008-07-01T08:34:00.000-05:00EEEEEEE! Why haven't I seen this yet?! Vinod + S...EEEEEEE! Why haven't I seen this yet?! Vinod + Shashi + regular band of 70s masala gang members (i.e. Mac!) <BR/><BR/>What is it with slides? Are they really decadent or something? I've been watching <B>Caravan</B> and the slide on the set of Helen's big number is way over the top.Filmi Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09292362161639177666noreply@blogger.com